Review: ‘Call Me By Your Name’ - Good Times Santa Cruz

American movies that deal frankly with sexuality are mostly sniggering comedies or tales of dark obsession. We’re not used to movies portraying sexual exploration as a normal part of growing up, without a lot of moral and religious Sturm und Drang weighing it all down. Which is one reason the much-lauded, coming-of-age drama, Call Me By Your Name, has such a European feel to it—and the fact that this international co-production is directed by Italian Luca Guadagnino (A Bigger Splash), and set in the Lombardy region of Northern Italy.